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Vestcirca 1790

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Museum display of an 18th-century men's ensemble on a white mannequin: black tricorn hat, golden tan frock coat over embroidered waistcoat, terracotta striped breeches, and black buckled shoes
Museum display of late 18th-century men's ensemble on a white mannequin: tan silk frock coat, embroidered waistcoat, striped breeches, black tricorn hat with floral cockade, and a walking cane held in one hand.
Mannequin displayed from the back, wearing a tan silk frock coat with pleated skirt, flap pockets, and lace-trimmed cuffs; paired with a dark tricorn hat, white powdered wig with black ribbon, buckled shoes, and a twisted-handle walking stick held in the right hand.
Close-up detail of a pale yellow-green silk coat, showing the front opening with large flat fabric-covered buttons alongside a woven silk waistcoat with a cream and green floral brocade pattern of branches and blossoms.
Close-up detail of a historic garment, green silk brocade with raised velvet floral and leaf motifs in gold, with fabric-covered buttons along the center front closure; plain silk facing visible at left edge.
Museum display on a white mannequin: black felt bicorne hat with a pleated plaid silk cockade, paired with a tan silk coat, embroidered waistcoat, and white cravat, suggesting late 18th-century men's dress.
Detail of a silk brocade waistcoat in olive green with woven floral and botanical motifs in peach and cream, showing a pocket with trimmed edge and a row of small ivory buttons along the front closure.
Close-up detail of an embroidered textile garment in olive green, with dense peach and cream velvet floral and botanical motifs along a button front closure and pocket flap.
Title
Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1790
Medium
Silk satin and silk cut and uncut velvet
Dimensions
Center back length: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael and Ellen Michelson
Accession Number
M.2010.33.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

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